


In taking on the unique task of researching and writing about the American Revolution through the transcontinental financial and wartime policies of the Dutch Republic, England, and France, this book meets its target-but misses drastically when keeping the reader’s attention, sense of depth, and pleasure. Tuchman was known for her substantial amount of contributions to the genre of history, and just before passing away, she added one final historical work to bookshelves and audiences alike.

Historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara W.
